Detail View: Rylands Collection: Conquest of Kish under Agga
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Image Number:
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JRL0701326dc
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Reference Number:
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Cuneiform 931
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Image Title:
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Conquest of Kish under Agga
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Date Created:
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3rd century BCE [late]
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Page/Sheet:
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obverse
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Description:
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A cuneiform tablet concerning the conquest of Kish under Agga, by Gilgamesh. On the obverse the first column of text measures 2 and 1/4 inches at its widest, column two is 2 inches at its widest. The length of line dviding the the two columns is 3 and 1/4 inches.
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Language Code:
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sux
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Language:
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Sumerian
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Subject:
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Poetry
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Subject:
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Sumerian literature
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Subject:
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Epic poetry
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Tablets
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Support:
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Clay
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Time Period Covered:
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3000 - 1500 BCE
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Places Covered:
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Iraq: Tall Al-uhaimer
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 19, Reverend T. Fish (Ph.D), 'A Rylands Cuniform tablet concerning the conquest of Kish under Agga, by Gilgamesh'
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Notes:
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The collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Clay Tablets has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here: Cuneiform Digital Library [Cdli]
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2006-11-10
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2008-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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